{"id":52741,"date":"2025-09-12T15:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/?page_id=52741"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:02:54","slug":"antimicrobial-resistance-from-space-linking-exposome-maps-to-human-pathogens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/antimicrobial-resistance-from-space-linking-exposome-maps-to-human-pathogens\/","title":{"rendered":"Antimicrobial resistance from Space \u2013 linking exposome maps to human pathogens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-lede\">This project\r\nleverages Earth Observation (EO) satellite imagery and exposome maps to\r\nidentify associations between changes in the anthropogenic exposome and global\r\nantimicrobial resistance.<\/p>\n<!--\/vf-lede-->\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250815_AntimicrobialResistancefromSpace_1000x563px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250815_AntimicrobialResistancefromSpace_1000x563px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250815_AntimicrobialResistancefromSpace_1000x563px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/human-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250815_AntimicrobialResistancefromSpace_1000x563px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Credits: Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is estimated to surpass cancer and cardiovascular<br>diseases as the leading cause of mortality, with upto 40 million deaths predicted worldwide by<br>2050. While global maps of AMR are beginning to emerge, they are often underpowered and do<br>not account for genomic virulence or aetiologies shared with other features of the human<br>exposome \u2013 such as urban growth or pollution. Vitally, reliable open-access markers to forecast<br>global AMR distributions based on anthropogenic trends are lacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this first-of-its-kind study, time-course earth observation data will be linked to global AMR trends at genome level resolution. The project aims to generate hypotheses exploring the interface between environmental change, exposures and human health. This project provides a flagship collaborative network for integrating EO and molecular biology data at EMBL.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project leads<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-content-hub-html\" data-cache=\"7ebdee13\">\n      <!-- Generated by: http:\/\/content.embl.org\/api\/v1\/pattern.html?filter-content-type=person&amp;filter-field-contains%5Bfield_person_full_name%5D=Santiago%20Lago&amp;filter-fields-empty=field_person_visible_internally&amp;filter-ref-entity%5Bfield_person_positions%5D%5Btitle%5D=&amp;filter-ref-entity%5Bfield_person_positions%5D%5Bfield_position_primary%5D=1&amp;hide%5Bteam%2Cemail%2Cphones%2Cmobile%2Corcid%5D=1&amp;limit=1&amp;pattern=vf-profile-inline -->\n                \n                      <article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--inline\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"191113\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" 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